MikeN Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 The annual Interservice Academy Drum & Bugle Corps Championship was held this past Saturday night in Denver, CO. The show was held as an exhibition of the WGI Friendship Cup band competition at Highlands Ranch HS. Here's the recap (Name - GE Visual - GE Music - Visual Performance - Visual Ensemble - Color Guard - Brass Performance - Music Ensemble - Percussion Performance - Total Score)... NAME_ GEV GEM VPer VEns CG BPer MEns PPer Total USAFA 17.3 18.8 17.2 15.5 20 16.9 17.5 15.6 87.45 USNA_ 16.7 17.9 17.0 15.2 20 17.5 16.7 16.0 85.80 I can comment only on Navy's show. We presented a show called, "Groove". The opener was New York Voices "Baroque Samba" ala Xmen '90. The second tune was a jazz piano chart, "Baroque Impressions" by Cyrus Chestnut. This segued into an original drum solo, and then into "Moondance", by Van Morrison. The closer was "Now or Never", again by New York Voices. Thanks, Jeff Weir Civilian Director USNA D&B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Congrats Air Force! 5 in a row, and 17 of the last 25 years. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Right on, Zoomies! Congrats on beating those Squids! (I was in the USAF...I can say it....nnyyaahhh!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted October 7, 2002 Author Share Posted October 7, 2002 You guys suck. :P I'll tell you what, both Air Force and Navy have done *much* more diverse repertoires than just about any DCI corps I can think of, though. For Navy, Gladiator last year, and jazz this? :) Mike (U-S-N-A!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skajerk Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Dumb question... Do the Marines have a drum corps or is it considered to be part of the Navy's? Dumb question part deux... Does the Army have one? I'm assuming no, but that's why I'm asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted October 7, 2002 Author Share Posted October 7, 2002 Dumb answer (just kidding!): Marines D&B is a professional unit made of (I think) enlisted troops. The US Naval Academy produces both Marine and Navy officers, so for the purposes of Academy D&B's, they're lumped together. Army doesn't have one per se. They have the Hellcats, but that's a much smaller unit. They don't have what we'd think of as a conventional D&B. The other Academy unit is the US Coast Guard Academy Windjammers, and they usually participate on the odd years when the competition is on the East coast. Once in a blue moon they'll make the trip West. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skajerk Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Thanks Mike. I kind of figured that about the Marines. But I didn't know about the Hellcats or Windjammers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanstill2001 Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Congrats Air Force!5 in a row, and 17 of the last 25 years. :D Sorry Dude Navy won the last three years '99 tie '00 1.8 over and '01 1.7 over the zoomies get it right ! Should have one this year but the G.E judge was clueless !!!! Stansfield USNA Brass Arranger and instructor 98 - 02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Congrats Air Force!5 in a row, and 17 of the last 25 years. :D Sorry Dude Navy won the last three years '99 tie '00 1.8 over and '01 1.7 over the zoomies get it right ! Should have one this year but the G.E judge was clueless !!!! Stansfield USNA Brass Arranger and instructor 98 - 02 Was going off of the USAF D&B Corp website which was last updated less then a year ago. Hmm...something's not right! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted October 8, 2002 Author Share Posted October 8, 2002 Searching Google, 'cause Jeff Weir's (USNA Director) been good at updating us throughout the years: 2001: USCGA 87.05 USAFA 93.10 USNA 93.95 2000: USCGA 72.6 USAFA 80.6 USNA 81.5 1999: USCGA 82.6 USAFA 89.7 USNA 89.7 1998: USCGA DNC USAFA 88.7 USNA 84.6 1997: USCGA 80.? USAFA 87.? USNA 85.? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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